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Definition of Orchidaceous

1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceæ) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.

Definition of Orchidaceous

1. Adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to ''orchids''. ¹

2. Adjective. Characterized by ostentatiousness; showy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orchidaceous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Orchidaceous

1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. Over three hundred genera are recognised. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orchidaceous

Literary usage of Orchidaceous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brazil and the Brazilians Portrayed in Historical and Descriptive Sketches by Daniel Parish Kidder, James Cooley Fletcher (1857)
"... CEMETERY — MORAL WANTS — orchidaceous PLANTS—CHARLATANISM—SAN FRANCISCO JAIL—THE BURIAL OF THE INNOCENT, AND THE MONEY-MAKING PADRE—THE PROVINCE OF STA. ..."

2. Book-prices Current: A Record of Prices at which Books Have Been Sold at Auction (1899)
"... 5077 Bateman (J.) orchidaceous Plants of 57°3 Mexico, 3255 Bates (HW) Naturalist on the Amazon, 5032 Bateson (,E.) ..."

3. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1840)
"In Mr. Penn's hot-house, in which he grows orchidaceous plants, the drains are about 6 ft. apart, about 18 in. deep, and ! ft. wide ; in his green-house, ..."

4. My Home in Tasmania: During a Residence of Nine Years by Charles Meredith (1852)
"orchidaceous Flowers.— Native Laburnum. MR. MEREDITH used often to make long explorations in the neighbourhood of our cottage, sometimes to shoot ducks or a ..."

5. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1854)
"Illustrations of orchidaceous PLANTS : comprising figure* of the mott interesting and beautiful Genera, partly selected from ike ' Botanical Register' and ..."

6. Three Visits to Madagascar During the Years 1853-1854-1856: Including a by William Ellis (1858)
"Photography in the Forest. — Novel Aspects of the Vegetation. — Native Lodgings. — Malagasy Travellers. — Abundant and beautiful orchidaceous Plants. ..."

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